The Regional Municipality of Durham will provide $7.45 million to support the development of two affordable housing projects through the region’s new At Home Incentive Program.
Riverbank Homes Limited will receive $5.5 million to build 75 units in the City of Oshawa and Kindred Works will receive $1.95 million to build 13 units in the City of Pickering, said a municipal statement.
Riverbank Homes proposes one- and two-bedroom units within a six-storey building at 109 Colborne Street West in Oshawa. The building will support seniors and persons with disabilities.
Kindred Works, established by the United Church of Canada to repurpose church properties and respond to Canada’s housing crisis, will be developing housing at 1066 Dunbarton Road in Pickering.
The development will include 41 rental units (13 affordable units and 28 market rent units) targeting equity deserving groups including Indigenous Peoples, 2SLGBTQI+, recent immigrants and persons with disabilities.
These projects support the region’s commitment to initiate the development of 1,000 new affordable rental housing units by 2024, as outlined in At Home in Durham, the Durham Housing Plan 2014 to 2024 and the Master Housing Strategy.
For information about the At Home Incentive Program, visit durham.ca/AHIP.